Car-mover.



L. W. MQGOWAN.

CAR MOVER.

APPLIOATIOH nun KAY e, 1912.

1,058,450; Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LESTON W. MCGOWAN, OF LOUGHMAN, FLORIDA.

OAR-MOVER.

Specification of Letters Patent. 'Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Application filed May 6, 1812. Serial No. 695,558.

To all whom it may concern: 7 7

Be it known that I, LEsroN W. 'MCGOWAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Loughman, in thecounty of Polk and-State be disengaged whendesired, and in one of 1 its formslthe device is adapted for turning awheel in either direction.

Whenl'read connection with the description herein, "the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts contemplated by the invention willbe apparent from the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, whereinembodiments of the invention particularly adapted for use on car-wheelsare disclosed, for purposes of illustration. However, it is to beunderstoodthat it is not the intention necessarily to be limited to theprecise delineations herein in interpretation of claims hereinafter, asit 'is obvious that parts can bevvariously formedand organized withinthe limits prescribed by the claims without departing from the natureand spirit of the invention.

Like reference-characters refer to corresponding parts in the views ofthe drawing, of which I Figure 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 an end view, andFig. 3 a view of another side of one formyand Fig. 4;-is a side view,Fig. 5 an end View, and Fig. 6 a view of another side of another form.

Having more particular reference to the drawing, 7 designates a shank orbar having integrally formed on one end an enlarged operating portion orhead 8. may behollowgas shown; to provide a socket to receive a handle,or it may be integrally extended to form the handle.

The head, of the form shown by 1, 2,

and 3, on one side is integrally formed withhooks 9 curving from thehead in such manner that they may be brought intoengage- The shank mentwith the inner side of the rim of a carwheel, continuing from the innercurve of these hooks is a substantially straight sur face 10 positionedto contact with and conform to the tread of a car-wheel, and on theopposite side of the head from the hooks are recesses 11 arranged toreceive the flange of a car-wheel and projections 12 arranged to seatagainst the outside of the flange and to keep the hooks on the otherside in engagement around the edge of the wheelrlm.

by integrally-formed ribs 13 extending over the hooks 9, 14': on theoutside of projections 12, and 15 extending on the sides of the head andalong the shank or'b'ar for a portion of its length.

The head, of the type illustrated by Figs. 4, 5, and 16, on one side isformed with a hook l6 curving from the head in such manner that it maybebrought into engagement with the inner side of the rim of a carwheel.Continuing from hook l6 and somewhat inset therefrom is a, substantiallystraight lug 17 extending across and beyond the head in the form of alateral projection 18. This lug is arranged" to seat against the side ofthe wheel-rim. Extending across the head from near the projecting end ofthe lug,'and at substantially right angles thereto wheh looking at theend of the head as in Fig. 5, is a raised surface or edge 19 somewhatinset from the lug and positioned to contact with and conform to thetread of a car-wheel. The surface or edge 19 on the side of the headopposite to the hook 16 and lug 17 is depressed into a recess 20arranged to receive the flange of a car-wheel, and projecting from thehead, longitudinally with respect to the entire implement, is aprojection-'21, which forms a side of recess 20 and is arranged to seatagainst the side of the wheel-flange and to keep the hook 16 inengagement around the edge of the wheel-rim.

When the form shownby Figs.-l, 2, and 3 is to be applied to a,car-wheel, the operator stands 'outside'of the track and with theimplement at an angle to the plane of the The head is reinforced andstrengthened wheel, and he places the hooks 9 under the wheel-rim withthe curves of the hooks against the edge of the rim. Then he moves thehandle-end of the implement toward the track and brings the surfaces 10against the tread of thewheel and the recesses 11 and projections 12into contact with the wheelflange, whereby the hooks are held inengagement with the rim. Then he moves the shank upwardly or downwardlyas a lever to turn the wheel in the direction desired, during thisoperation the wheel-rim being clamped between one of the hooks and thesurface 10 thatcontinues from the other hook. When the operator desiresto remove the tool, he moves the shank outwardly with. respect to thetrack to release the projections 12 from the flange. and then moves 1the head laterally off the wheel.

The. form shownby Figs. 4, 5, and 6 is appliedto a right-hand wheel tomove a car away from the operator and to a left-hand wheel to moveittoward him. The head is held at an angle to. the wheel and thehook 16 isplaced under the rim. Then the shank is moved to, bring, the surface 19against the tread and the projection 21 over the side of thewheel-flangavwhereby the hook is held v .tion desired. It will be seenthat, if th e oar;

takes on too, great aspeed to befollowedby the implement, andwthat whenit. is desired v toremo've'theimplement for any other reason, the shankis merely moved in a dime-- in engagement with the rim; Then he moves;

he shank l r d wnward y, the

case may be, to press the surface 20;against.

the tread and to pry the wheel inthe direction opposite to. operatingmovement, when the retaining-projection 21 is released from the side ofthe flange and the hookremoved from the rim by a quick lateral movement.The head is cut away from the edgeor surface 19 in order that theimplement may be given the movement from position approximately radialto the wheel toward a tangential position necessary to release it, andit is cut away also to facilitate the placing of the implement on thewheel.

In both forms of heads, the surfaces that contact with the tread of thewheel are placed at an angle to the longitudinal line of the implement,in such manner that when these surfaces are in contact with the treadthe. shank will incline outwardly of the track to enable the operator tostand outside of the track when using theimplement.

Having thus described my inve'ntiomwhati I claimas new, and desire tosecureby Let-.

surface arranged to contact with the tread of the wheel, and continuingfrom said surface a recess arranged to have the flange of the. wheelseat'therein and a projection arranged to seat against the side of theflange and hold the hook in engagement with the rim, the head being cutaway from said contact surface whereby the turner may be moved in onedirection to release said surface from contact with the tread.

2. A wheel-turner comprising a shank and an operating-head thereon, saidhead havlng extending from one side thereof a hook ?arranged to engageunder the rim of a nvheel, removed from said hook a surface disposed atan angle to the longitudinal line of theshank and arranged to conform toand contact with the tread. of the wheel, and

continuing from this surface a recess arranged to have the flange ofthe. wheel seat therein and a projection arranged to seat against theside of the flange andhold the hook in engagement with the rim.

3. A?wheel-turner comprising a-shank' and an, operating-head; thereon,said head havsing extending from 5 one sidezthereof; a'hook arranged-toengage. under'the rim "of a ]wheel, removed from saidhook a! surfacedisposed at an anglev to the longitudinalline ofthe shank "and: arrangedto conform. to and contact with theztrea'dofthe wheel, and continuingfrom said surface a recess arranged to have the flange of thelwheel seattherein and a projection arranged to seat against the side of the flangean d hold the hook in engagement 'with the rim, the head being cutawayfrom said contact surface whereby the turner may be moved-in onedirection to release said surface from contact with the tread.

4:. A wheel-turner comprising a shank and an operating-head thereon,said head having. extending from one side thereof a hook arranged toengage under the rim of a wheel, continuing from said hook and somewhatinset therefrom a substantially straight lug arranged to seat againstthe side of the wheel-rim, extending across the head at substantiallyright angles to said lug a raised surface somewhat meet from the lug andpositioned to contact with the tread of the wheel, and at the end ofsaid surface opposite to'said lug a depression arranged: to receive theflange of the wheel and a .projec- Eon arranged to contact with the sideof the anger J. I ,Y f 5. AwheeIetur-ner comprising a shank and anoperating-head thereon,- said head having extending fromone side thereofa hook arrangedJto engage under the .rim of a wheel, continuing fromsaidhookandso ewha-t inset therefrom a substantially straight j lugarranged to seat against the side of the wheel-rim, extending across thehead at subwheel and a projection arranged to contact stantially rightangles to said lug a raised with the side of the flange. 10 surfacesomewhat inset from the lug and In testimony whereof I affix mysignature disposed at an angle to the longitudinal line in presence oftwo witnesses.

of the shank and positioned to contact with LESTON W. MOGOWAN the treadof the wheel, and at the end of Witnesses:

said surface opposite to said lug a depres- D. B. BROWN,

sion arranged to receive the flange of the F. L. WEBB.

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